Vehicle-body



G. P. CONNEALY.

VEHICLE BODY.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, 1920. 1,359,332. Patented Nov. 16,

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GEORGE P. CONNEALY, OF DECATUR, NEBRASKA.

VEHICLE-BODY.

Specification of Letters Patent. {Patented NO 16, 1920,:

Application filed June 23, 1920; Serial No. 391,026.

To all whom'z't may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon P. CONNEALY, a citizen of the l nited States,anda resident of Decatur, in the county of Burt and State of Nebraska,have invented a new and Improved Vehicle-Body, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description.

This in ention relates to improvements in vehicle bodies, an object ofthe invention being to provide a body which can be quickly adjustedeither to form a solid body for can rying grain and the like or extendedto form a larger receptacle in the form of a slatted rack for theshipment of hogs, sheep, or

other nimals.

A further object is toprovide a vehicle body of the character statedwhich will function with equal efficiency either as a,

lVith these and other objects in view the in *ention consists in certainnovel features of'constrnction, and combinations, and arrangements ofparts as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective View illustratlngmy improved vehicle body in the form of an animal receiving rack.

Fig. 2 is a view -in transverse section through the center of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating my improved vehicle bodyfolded and in the form of a solid body.

.Fig. I is a view in transverse section through the center of Fig. 3.

My improved vehicle body c0mpr1ses a platform 1 supported on a series oftransverse beams 2 which extend beyond the ends of the body and supporta series of triangularly shaped brackets 3 which are rigidly secured tothe pro'jecting ends of the beams 2. I. series of horizontal parallelslats 4: are enured to the brackets 3 and spaced an equal distanceapart, and angle brackets 5 are secured-to the inner faces of theseslats Removable rods 8 in any desired number are positioned through thesides A against the lnner faces of the endsB to hold the latter invertical position. Side extensions A are liingedly connected to thebrackets 3 and end extensions B are hingedly connected to the straps 7,and these sections A. and B are formed by slats 9 and 10 respectivelyspaced apart and connected by metal straps'll and 12 respectively.

The edges of all of the slats are beveled or tapered and all of theslats are of substantially the same width sov that when the sections Aand B are swung downwardly and inwardly, the slats of these sectionswill fit snugly between the slats of the body sections A and B and formsolid walls to form a solid body for the support of grain and the likeas shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 41 When the extensions A and B are movedto a vertical position andlocated above the main body sections A and-B,a slatted rack is formed for the reception of hogs or other animals andthe parts are held in this position by means of transverse rods 8 whichextend through the side sections and against the inner faces of the endsections, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

lVhile I use the same reference numeral 8 to indicate all of the endrods, it is obvious that any desired number and arrangement of theserods may be provided, and I preferably employ nuts 8 screwed onto thethread ed ends of the rods to secure them in place.

The straps l1 and the brackets 3 consti- I that these hinge pins may beof a removable type to allow disconnection and connection as may bedesired.

It will thus be noted that with my improved vehicle body the sectionsmay be lo cated together so as to form a solid body as indicated inFigs. 3 and 4, or the sections may be extended so as to form a slattedbody or rack as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. and the parts will efficientlyperform their functions in either of these positions.

Variousslight changes might be made in the general form and arrangementof parts described without departing from the invention, and hence I donot limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A vehicle body, comprising a platform, side and end slatted sectionson the platform, and side and end extensions hingedly connected to thefirst-mentioned side and end sections and adapted to be positioned abovesaid sections or with their slats between the slats of thefirst-mentioned sections, said extensions and sections having slats withbeveled edges whereby the slats 7 when together form a solid body, saidend sections constituting removable gates mounted to slide vertically.

2. A vehicle body, comprising a platform, beams located below theplatform and extending beyond the same, brackets on the ends of thebeams, side sections secured to said brackets and constituting a seriesof parallel spaced slats, angle brackets secured tion, and slattedextensions hingedly connected to both the side and the end sections.

3. A vehicle body, comprising a platform, beams located below theplatform and extending beyond the same, brackets on the ends of thebeams, side sections secured to said brackets and constituting a seriesof parallel spaced slats, angle brackets secured to the inner faces ofthe slats at their ends, endsections comprising a series of slats spacedapart and normally supported on the platform with the ends of said slatsagainst the inner faces of said last-mentioned brackets, removablerodsconnecting the side slats and holding the end sections in position,metal straps connecting the slats of the end sections, sectionextensions hingedly connected to the first-mentioned brackets and to thelast-mentioned straps respectively, said extension sections adapted tobe positioned above the side and end sections or folded downwardly withtheir slats between the slats of the side and end sections, andremovable rods connecting the side sections'and supporting the end'sections in either of said positions.

'enonenjr. CONNEALY.

